{"id":102571,"date":"2019-09-05T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T21:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=102571"},"modified":"2019-09-05T11:45:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T21:45:10","slug":"manoa-naval-rotc-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/05\/manoa-naval-rotc-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy to launch ROTC<\/abbr> program at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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U.S.<\/abbr> Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer has approved the creation of a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC<\/abbr>) program at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The announcement followed years of advocacy to establish such a program by Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s congressional delegation, including U.S.<\/abbr> Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, and U.S.<\/abbr> Sen. Brian Schatz, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n

“We are grateful and proud that the Navy has selected UH<\/abbr> Mānoa to host a new NROTC<\/abbr> unit,” said UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner<\/strong>. “We are already the home of exceptionally successful Army<\/a> and Air Force<\/a> ROTC<\/abbr> units, and the establishment of a Navy ROTC<\/abbr> unit will provide scholarship opportunities that enable more Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students to attend college affordably and serve their country. Our thanks to Senator Hirono, Senator Schatz and our entire congressional delegation for their sustained support.”<\/p>\n

“The long-awaited establishment of a Naval ROTC<\/abbr> program at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa underscores the Navy’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific region and represents a tangible step toward increasing the diversity of its officer corps,” said Hirono.<\/p>\n

Added Schatz, “I thank Secretary Spencer for his partnership and his recommitment to the Navy’s long-standing relationship with Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

The Army and Air Force ROTC<\/abbr> programs are under the jurisdiction of the Office of Undergraduate Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—Based on a U.S. Senate press release<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The announcement follows years of advocacy to establish such a program by the state’s congressional delegation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-102571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t